Tag: Sulia Festival

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Baragarh decked up for Dhanu Jatra tomorrow

Baragarh/Bolangir: World famous Bargarh Dhanua Jatra is all set to begin from Monday as all the rituals were conducted before Goddess ‘Samaleswari’- the presiding deity of the event and western Odisha. The artisans are busy giving final touches to stage for the 11-day gala festival. The event which will set the stage for all mythological […]

  • Tuesday, 20 July 2021
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Sulia fest tomorrow, Sec 144 clamped to prevent mass sacrifice

A day before the Sulia Festival of Khairaguda, Bolangir district administration has imposed section 144 of Cr PC at three sacrifice sites (Sana Khala, Bada Khala and Nua Khala) to ensure that large number of animal slaughter should not occur unlike previous years.

  • Thursday, 15 July 2021
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A peek into 'Sulia' peeth where development has no footprints

Bolangir: Villages of Khairaguda and Kumuria in tribal dominated Bolangir may not have a distinctive topological presence but the local ‘Sulia Jatra’ festival which is infamous for huge animal sacrifice ritual has certainly grabbed everyone’s attention. As footprints of development continues to stay far away from the villages, questions have been raised as to why […]

  • Friday, 18 June 2021
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